Latrop | |
Type: | Stadtteil |
Town: | Schmallenberg |
Coordinates: | 51.1122°N 8.3261°W |
State: | NRW |
Region: | Arnsberg |
District: | Hochsauerlandkreis |
Elevation: | 430 |
Population: | 176 |
Stand: | 2021-12-31 |
Latrop is a locality in the municipality Schmallenberg in the High Sauerland District in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
The village has 176 inhabitants[1] and lies in the south of the municipality of Schmallenberg at a height of around 430 m. The river Latrop flows through the village. Latrop borders on the villages of Grafschaft, Störmecke, Schanze, Jagdhaus, Waidmannsruh and Fleckenberg.
In 1257 a Johannes von Latroph was named for the first time in a document. The village used to belong to the municipality of Grafschaft in Amt Schmallenberg until the end of 1974.[2]
Latrop was awarded gold for its beauty in the national competition “Our village has a future”.